Anyone who feels the need to shout, brag, bully, or otherwise prove to the world they’re SOMEONE, has some serious doubt.

What do you think this brown stuff on the right is⁉️ And we wonder why hospitalized patients have a hard time eating their meals & so often develop malnutrition 😰 #MedTwitter #NurseTwitter

I love when the sun rises at 4:50 & sets at 9:18

PRINT IT OUT AND SHOW ME

Honored to be included in a Jennifer Tseng (IG: @tsengjennifermd) selfie!!! #tsengselfie

Our food pantry prepared and delivered over 700 Thanksgiving packages to our patients & their families. 🦃 🍽 From fresh turkeys to squash, we're #BMCProud to help our patients have a great holiday season. Learn more about our food pantry ➡️ bit.ly/3UUazVN

Overall, insurance access is vitally important to colorectal screening access. The West, which has greater and more equitable access to insurance sees significant decreases in stage at diagnosis at the recommended age of colorectal screening. 5/

That sound you hear is the culture of American surgery breaking—in preparation to be rebuilt for the better. More healthy, more vulnerable, and more human. Thank you to @lubitz_carrie for the most important Presidential address I’ve had the opportunity to hear. #ASC2023

ChatGPT, you had me at hello….

Amazing job Meredith MacMartin, MD MS FAAHPM. I love this project. Jack Byrne Center has given the people of NH a very dignified way to die. It also increased awareness about end of life care options and spread the PC gospel through DHMC. Thx forever to Amber E. Barnato MD for opportunity and inspiration.

“Your mother needs to be intubated” OR “Your mother’s breathing is getting worse. Can we talk about what this means & what to do next?” Jacqueline Kruser, MD Justin Clapp Bob Arnold propose a shift in communication about patients with serious illness to promote transparent deliberation

We most certainly have the know-how (and outside pressure from referring physicians and family members) to offer “successful” surgery to debilitated patients who have no chance whatsoever of a meaningful long term recovery. These are the toughest dilemmas in my current practice.

Loved our night celebrating the great Dr. Habr-Gama. How inspiring!! Thanks to Jennifer Davids, MD for sponsoring us colorectal surgery hopefuls and to BMC Surgery for being fabulous company.

To be racist and sexist is to assume superior White and male leaders earn their positions through merit, and inferior Black and woman leaders receive their positions due to identity. These ideas show up in times of crisis: the Black and woman leader is assumed to be the problem.

This is crazy!!

If you punch your ticket to a categorical general surgery spot in the U.S.— anywhere— you’ve made it. There’s a line of people miles long that would kill to have this job. It’s that good.

This was interesting to research and write. There are incredible advances being made in the field of diverticulitis. Ever grateful to Jason Hall, diverticulitis maverick, for the opportunity.

Most viewed in the last 7 days from JAMA Surgery: Care of patients with diverticulitis is undergoing a paradigm shift. This narrative review summarizes the current evidence for left-sided uncomplicated and complicated diverticulitis. ja.ma/3wat0OD

Narrative review summarizes left-sided diverticulitis pathophysiology, advances in diagnosis, prevention strategies, and surgical approaches and decision-making. ja.ma/3RorrEg

Congratulations to all of you on the next step of your journey!! Can someone let Dr Stolarski know we’re really looking fwd to him getting started and how to sign up for this thing when he gets a chance.